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BARNES, Richard Leonard
Personal Details
Service Number: | TX420 |
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Enlisted: | 7 November 1939 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
Last Unit: | 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Currie, King Island,Tasmania, Australia, 2 February 1918 |
Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 2003, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Currie Public Cemetery, King Island, Tasmania |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion | |
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4 May 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, From Sydney to Scotland, disembarked 0n 17 June 1940. | |
13 Jan 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, From Scotland to Middle East; disembarked on 19 March 1941. | |
15 Aug 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion | |
12 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, From Middle East to Queensland; disembarked on 13 April 1942. | |
31 Aug 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, From Brisbane to New Guinea, disembarked 9 September 1942. | |
27 Jan 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, From Port Moresby to Townsville; disembarked on 31 January 1944. | |
6 Sep 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion | |
9 Jun 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, From Townsville to Morotai; disembarked 19 June 1945. | |
25 Jun 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, From Morotai to Borneo. | |
7 Nov 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, From Borneo to Melbourne via Singapore; disembarked Melbourne on 20 November 1945. | |
28 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, TX420, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
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